Meet the Minister in Charge for Austria's Presidency of the Council of the EU: Gernot Blümel

Published: June 5, 2018; 16:00 · (Vindobona)

During Austria's EU Council Presidency, the name Gernot Blümel, the Federal Minister responsible not only for the EU but also for art, culture and media, will be mentioned time and again. Blümel is also chairmen of the Vienna ÖVP and a close confidant of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. His ministry is even physically integrated into the Federal Chancellery.